Search for ship lost in hurricane a 'big challenge': U.S. investigator

October 6, 2015 7:48 PM

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Deep seas may complicate efforts to find the sunken U.S. cargo ship lost off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin, a federal safety investigator said, as a search and rescue mission for 32 missing crew stretched into a sixth day.

A U.S. National Transportation Safety Board team arrived on Tuesday in Jacksonville, Florida, the port the El Faro departed from last week en route to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The ship disappeared in what maritime experts have called the worst cargo shipping disaster involving a U.S.-flagged vessel in...

what has happened to America? homesick college students? boo-hoo. guess all that helicoptering and play date and pass the Ritalin insanity has proven as toxic as expected. and thus explains hillbilly and o-boo-boo's and bernie's and joey's gruber-popularity among the children who, like Pan, won't "grow up" - and when they finish with recess, will tragically be allowed to vote.

These kids aren't mature enough to be in college yet. They should do Peace Corps or something for a year or two until they grow up. The snowflakes just need more time. Don't waste a year or two of tuition if you're not ready. It's too expensive to blow that kind of cash. People mature at different times.

The biggest cause of homesickness is the lack of independence that parents give their children. While I never had a problem with it, my girls definitely did have issues both when we just went out without them as well as when they went away to college. I think the living on their own for a few hours really helped with their ability to realize they could cope hundreds of miles away. You need to teach them independence before you send them away to college.

Geez, take it easy guys! I think for the vast majority of kids things work out just fine. Some kids do need a little help. Nothing wrong with that. It's always been that way. this article is directed to the few kids that are having a hard time adjusting.

To Travis Viegas: Bernie Sanders was not "weak" when interrupted by Black Lives Matter. He let them take the microphone because he's freakin' cool. It's also related to soft diplomacy and not threatening to blow up the whole planet like Netanyahu.I do think the rules around companion animal designations at dormitories could get complicatedbut I guess this space is reserved for pro/anti and a nuanced discussion is simply not to be had.I agree with the man who said that plenty of people are just fine at college but this article is about those few who need help.

I went to college in the early 90's. I loved being away from home and starting my life as soon as I could (even with great parents - but they prepared me to get out on my own), but had friends who weren't ready at 18 to be away. Some moved back home, a year ready went back to school and are now 20+ years later are doing great as productive members of society. Moving back home because they were "homesick" mean they were weaker than me, but instead that they weren't ready at that age to be totally on their own. Sometimes homesick means someone really isn't ready to be out on their own.

Really -- when my uncle was 20, he was a POW in Japan -- where he remained as such for more than 2 1/2 years, until he was liberated by the US occupation forces there. Strangely -- I never heard him complain about it … He was one tough old Marine, and he said he never regretted serving his country.

If this generation was subject to an active draft like the early boomers were, they would really know what homesickness is. Being 18 and sitting in a jungle in Viet Nam not by choice. What a bunch of snowflakes.

what has happened to America? homesick college students? boo-hoo. guess all that helicoptering and play date and pass the insanity has proven as toxic as expected. and thus explains hillbilly and o-boo-boo's and bernie's and joey's gruber-popularity among the children who, like Pan, won't "grow up" - and when they finish with recess, will tragically be allowed to vote.

The problem is that it's probably not going to be transitory -- the kids today that live with their parents when they're in their 30s are not part of a 'transitory' phenomenon -- their parents only wish it were so.

Are the current crop of college freshman capable of weathering anything? Have we sunk to the adoption of infantile standards for our young adults? Hoe can this crop lead anything when they moan about missing mommy and daddy? This is the final end result of leftist education - a bunch of sniveling incompetents.

Man...when I was 18, I could not WAIT to get to school and experience life on my own terms and the excitement of college. I counted down the months, weeks and days for the first day of school. Love my parents, siblings and home very much, yet I strongly knew it was time to spread the adult wings, fly, crash and burn, brush myself off and fly again.I have to thank my parents for this...my old man's..."I am NOT your friend, I am your FATHER..." philosophy with very high academic and behavior standards and my mother's..."get back on that horse or I'll give you something to cry about!" encouragement.

I get homesick during extended vacations! Home is just nice and clean, with all the taken for granted, "necessary" stuff exactly where you want it, predictable and easy. My nest is my shelter of choice.

If they have the time to get homesick the school is failing. In college we only had about 36 hours a week of classes and labs, 20 hours of homework, 10 hours of PT, and 20 hours of military drills. No time to feel sorry for yourself.

What a bunch of feel good and do good nonsense!! Homesickness is the next cause celeb for the coddled generation. More jobs for college administrators that have nothing to do with teaching. And, another way to bloat the cost of getting an education.I wonder how many teenage Marines in boot camp are home sick and if the Drill Sargent provides bunny petting therapy.

More leftist infantilism of our young people. Back in the day most students went off to college far from home with little contact with the home front other than letters and maybe an occasional expensive phone call. Maybe they went home for Christmas break, but other than that they were left to make a new home at their school. And they did just fine. Today they have instant communication from mom, dad, brothers, sisters, pictures flying back and forth and yet they are crippled with homesickness. Chalk it up to the self esteem movement that has done massive damage to our citizens.

The urchins need to grow up a lot faster than they seem to nowadays. They are going to college for heaven's sake, probably on Uncle Sams's and their parents' nickels no less, not to war. Let's hope they get appropriate trigger alerts and sexual identity training before they really go off the deep end. Jeesh.......

I don't really "get" this is an issue worthy of attention. Now, if a parent loses their house after taking out loans to send one or more kids to college, I can understand that parent being homesick!Why won't anyone talk about the unreasonable cost of college, the deadwood at college, and how costs could be dialed down at some places by as much as 80%, thus making it affordable. (Yes, you would lose some stuff that 90% of the students don't use.) No, you won't hear none of that silly talk! But, hey, let me tell you about my puppy on campus!